CT Farmers' Almanac Winter 2022-23 Extended Forecast: Snow, Super Cold

CONNECTICUT — We get that the state was recently experiencing some of its hottest weather of the year, but things should change significantly should the Farmers’ Almanac extended 2022-23 winter forecast pan out.

If the Farmers are on the money, plan on it being bitterly cold after the first of the year. Make sure while the weather is still nice that your snowblower is in good working order, too. You'll likely need it.

The Almanac calls for first flake-fall the second weekend in November. Wet snow is expected Thanksgiving week in the run-up to Turkey Day, with skies clearing and temps dropping on the big day itself.

The forecasters call for a period of light snow, then rain, in the first week of December, triggered by storms moving up through the Appalachians. There'll be glimpses of light snow in the state in the beginning of Christmas week, but that will turn to rain around before Christmas Eve, according to the Almanac. The forecast for the last week of the year is a miserable one: a mix of rain, snow and cold temperatures.

January is nearly a complete write-off in Connecticut and much of New England, according to the Farmers. Winds kick up after New Year's, and snow moves in a week later — as much as a half-foot in some areas. The forecasters call for a second big snowfall the third week of the month, which will also be "bitterly cold (with) many single-digit and subzero temperatures."

The Northeast will not be alone in its suffering. Around mid-January, the eastern two-thirds of the country are expected to see either heavy rain or snow, also followed by bitterly cold, 40 degrees Fahrenheit below zero temperatures in one of the coldest outbreaks of arctic air in several years.

The beginning of February will be "downright balmy for midwinter" in Connecticut, according to the Almanac, with unseasonably warm highs in the 50s and 60s come the third week. In between, however, we're told to expect a storm sweeping in from the Midwest, bringing significant rain and wet snow.

March will come in like a lion, the Almanac predicts, and pretty much stay that way, with showers, wet snow, and cold winds forecast throughout the month.

Across the rest of the country, there's also very little joy, unless you are a skier or under the age of 12.

The Farmers' Almanac said temperatures could reach a record-breaking 40 degrees Fahrenheit below zero in some areas of the country, especially the North Central United States. But even Gulf states are expected to be chilly, wet and slushy.

The northern stretch of the Interstate 95 corridor and points west should see more snow, while much of the Southeast will see a wintry mix of wet snow, sleet, ice and freezing rain.

Snow lovers will be happy in the Ohio Valley, Great Lakes states and North Central states, which will see "a fair amount of storminess during the winter season," according to the Farmers' Almanac predictions.

Even South Central states could see accumulating snow, especially in early January.

Winter weather is expected to be fairly typical in the Western U.S., though the Farmers' Almanac predicted above-normal precipitation in the far West and Pacific Northwest, and lower-than-normal precipitation in the Southwest.

The Colorado Rockies and Plains could get heavy snow in a storm potentially stretching as far south as Texas and Oklahoma during the first week in January, followed by bitterly cold air.